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Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Jannik Sinner inflicts Novak Djokokovic's fastest EVER Wimbledon defeat in one-sided semi-final - to set up mouthwatering showdown with Carlos Alcaraz
Stefan Djokovic sat with head bowed, his glum expression only partially obscured by the peak of a cap which is decorated by the signatures of the men who have ended his father's reign. There is the scrawl of Carlos Alcaraz, the man who destroyed his dad in last year's Wimbledon final. And there is the mark of Jannik Sinner, the man who on Friday inflicted Novak Djokovic 's worst and fastest ever defeat at Wimbledon. Never has the seven-time champion won fewer than the 10 games he managed here; never has a defeat in a completed match been as rapid as this one hour and 55 minute dissection. In witnessing this 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 defeat, in which Djokovic looked increasingly troubled by the awkward slip that came at the end of his previous match, perhaps 11-year-old Stefan felt a measure of embarrassment in seeing his father so humbled. But when he grows a little older he will look back on this day with pride. He will realise how heroic are this 38-year-old champion's efforts to keep pace with two luminous talents. Buried in the brutality of this scoreline was a surge from Djokovic in the third set. As his body slowed - how much from a slip in his quarter-final win over Flavio Cobolli, how much from the strain of age only he knows - he launched a net-rushing counter-attack that briefly threatened to make a match of this. Djokovic broke for 2-0 and gave his first 'C'mon'. He held for 3-0 and then ripped a forehand winner down the line, sending a shiver through 15,000 spines. 'Nole, Nole, Nole,' the chant throbbed around a sweltering Centre Court. Djokovic has enjoyed precious little support on this court over the last 20 years. He interrupted the Federer-Nadal love-in and the fans did not like it. In the three finals in which he defeated Roger Federer, some of the barracking of the crowd was beyond the pale. How different it was now as his career comes full circle with an attempt to break the next great duopoly. It is an attempt in which he is failing, but he has never had such support from a Wimbledon crowd. You may know the famous quote from Batman film the Dark Knight: 'You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.' Djokovic has reversed that: in refusing to retire as a villain, he has played on long enough to see himself become the hero. In hindsight, the death knell for Djokovic's latest campaign for a 25th Grand Slam title came with the rending of Grigor Dimitrov's pectoral muscle. In the fourth round the Bulgarian was leading Sinner, who had suffered an elbow injury, by two sets to love and playing like a dream. Then he fell to the court with a scream of pain and Djokovic, were he watching, would have been screaming inside as well. For as soon as Sinner received that enormous stroke of luck, Djokovic was on a collision course with the man who he simply cannot beat. It feels appropriate that Sinner's Head Speed racket is from the same range as Djokovic's - just a more recent version. For he is the next stage of the evolution. He plays with the same relentless baseline precision, returns with the same venom. But his serve is faster, his groundstrokes come through harder and with more spin, and land closer to the lines. He is faster and moves better. Djokovic has now lost to Sinner five times in a row, the previous three in straight sets. He is like the victim of a capricious and cruel Greek god, doomed to face a mirror image of himself, a being which gets better as he himself grows older. The fact he inflicts this punishment upon himself is testimony to his insatiable appetite for competition. And so Sinner is into a first Wimbledon final. We have a sequel to the extraordinary five and a half hour French Open final, Alcaraz's miracle in Paris. For the first time since Federer and Nadal in 2008, the finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon will be contested by the same two men. It is a mouthwatering prospect.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Djokovic's son gets Wimbledon stars' autographs
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is looking to see off the competition and secure his eighth Wimbledon win this year. But he's not the only one in his family on a big quest. Djokovic's son, Stefan, is on a mission of his own during the massive tennis tournament. He's been collecting as many autographs as he can from tennis stars competing at the 2025 championships, although there is one noticeable signature missing... his own dad's! When asked if he was helping his son with getting the autographs, written on a white hat, Djokovic said the impressive collection of signatures was all down to his son's efforts. "It was himself, independently of me approaching and asking for autographs," he said in an interview after beating Australia's Alex de Minaur, securing his place in the Wimbledon quarter-final. But he did give the young tennis fan a little assistance. "So I think I might have asked only it was Jannik (Sinner) or someone, but everyone else he's approached and he even got a chance to play (Flavio) Cabolli - my next opponent. "...he's over the Moon. You know obviously I mean he loves tennis and yeah he has everyone signature except mine. But I accept that." This story has got us over at Newsround thinking. We want to know - do you collect autographs? If so, whose have you got? Or perhaps you're more of a selfie person and have some impressive photos with celebs? Whatever the case may be, why not let us know in the comments below.
Asharq Al-Awsat
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Djokovic's 11-Year-Old Son, Stefan, Is Getting Wimbledon Players' Autographs. But Not Dad's
Novak Djokovic's 11-year-old son, Stefan, seems to be having the time of his life at Wimbledon, where he has been wearing a white hat with autographs of several players. One valuable signature he's missing? His father's. Djokovic said after his 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur in the fourth round Monday that his kid did most of the work himself to gather the names scribbled on the cap. 'It was himself, independently of me, approaching and asking for autographs,' the 24-time Grand Slam champion said. 'I think I might have asked only Jannik (Sinner) or someone, but everyone else he's approached.' Stefan is even having fun on the court, hitting recently with Flavio Cobolli, the 22nd-seeded Italian who will take on Djokovic in the quarterfinals. 'He's over the moon. Obviously, he loves tennis. Yeah, he has everyone's signature, except mine,' Dad said. 'But that's OK. I'll accept that.' Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, also have a daughter, 7-year-old Tara, who got attention earlier in the tournament by doing a post-match dance.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Novak Djokovic's 11-year-old son, Stefan, is getting Wimbledon players' autographs. But not Dad's
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic's 11-year-old son, Stefan, seems to be having the time of his life at Wimbledon, where he has been wearing a white hat with autographs of several players. One valuable signature he's missing? His father's. Advertisement Djokovic said after his 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur in the fourth round Monday that his kid did most of the work himself to gather the names scribbled on the cap. 'It was himself, independently of me, approaching and asking for autographs,' the 24-time Grand Slam champion said. 'I think I might have asked only Jannik (Sinner) or someone, but everyone else he's approached.' Stefan is even having fun on the court, hitting recently with Flavio Cobolli, the 22nd-seeded Italian who will take on Djokovic in the quarterfinals. 'He's over the moon. Obviously, he loves tennis. Yeah, he has everyone's signature, except mine,' Dad said. 'But that's OK. I'll accept that.' Advertisement Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, also have a daughter, 7-year-old Tara, who got attention earlier in the tournament by doing a postmatch dance. ___ AP tennis: The Associated Press
The Independent
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Novak Djokovic's 11-year-old son, Stefan, is getting Wimbledon players' autographs. But not Dad's
Novak Djokovic 's 11-year-old son, Stefan, seems to be having the time of his life at Wimbledon, where he has been wearing a white hat with autographs of several players. One valuable signature he's missing? His father's. Djokovic said after his 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur in the fourth round Monday that his kid did most of the work himself to gather the names scribbled on the cap. 'It was himself, independently of me, approaching and asking for autographs,' the 24-time Grand Slam champion said. 'I think I might have asked only Jannik (Sinner) or someone, but everyone else he's approached.' Stefan is even having fun on the court, hitting recently with Flavio Cobolli, the 22nd-seeded Italian who will take on Djokovic in the quarterfinals. 'He's over the moon. Obviously, he loves tennis. Yeah, he has everyone's signature, except mine,' Dad said. 'But that's OK. I'll accept that.' Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, also have a daughter, 7-year-old Tara, who got attention earlier in the tournament by doing a postmatch dance. ___
